The National women’s team suffered a big blow ahead of their opening fixture against reigning champion, Japan, in the Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) 2022 as doubles shuttler M Thinaah tested positive for Covid-19.

The Badminton Association of Malaysia in a Facebook post today stated that the 24-year-old shuttler, who is asymptomatic, was currently observing a period of self-isolation in accordance with the Health Ministry, Youth and Sports Ministry as well as National Sports Council protocol on quarantine.